Carly, ~4 y-o Female, ADOPTED November 2017

Carly has a story, but she’s not telling us much. She wandered up to a home in south-central TN about 6 months ago, no tags, no chip, not starving, not sick, just lost and on her own. No one seemed to be looking for her, but she fit right in with the finder’s other dogs, including a Yorkie-mix and even got along with the cats.

The vet estimates that she’s about 4 years old and had been neglected a long time. She had a couple of tumors that had to be removed; fortunately, they were benign. She had some skin issues that have cleared up with good food and great care (and baths!). She was a bit on the thin side at 55 pounds but is putting on weight appropriately. She probably should be around 65 pounds.

Carly is with one of our most-experienced foster moms in Nashville and has made herself at home. She is a very sweet girl, who loves car rides, loves playing with the foster mom’s 1-year-old male Airedale, and wants to be beside you so she gets lots of pets.

Carly has a little arthritis in her spine that makes her favor her right back leg, but after a thorough exam and x-rays, the vet said she is fine for regular exercise and long walks, but she wouldn’t be a good candidate for agility games. She probably shouldn’t live in a house where she has to climb stairs a lot. The vet recommends good joint supplements and she’ll be a great companion for a long time.

Maybe Carly is the one you’ve been waiting for.

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I got my first Airedale in October of 1999, a 7-week old puppy from a breeder in Ripley, TN, Ellen Barfield. My husband and I named him Dudley. He was the light of our life and taught us just how wonderful life with an Airedale was. Over the years we would wonder to each other how we had lived so long without such a wonderful companion. Dudley was with us just short of 11 years; he died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on June 17, 2010. We were devastated. Fortunately, we had become volunteers with Airedale Rescue Group early in Dudley's life, and we knew we would find another wonderful 'dale to help fill the void of Dudley's absence. Let me interject that when Dudley was around 3, we brought in a foster "Airedale-mix," Hunter. What a mess he was. He had been given up to a rural shelter in Tennessee because he killed chickens. Though his colors were right-on for an Airedale, he was anything but. We brought this sad, scared, timid, little boy home and nursed him through HW treatment, taught him to live inside, and taught him it was okay to raise his head and look at you. Hunter was the perfect Omega to Dudley's Alpha. Through the years when we'd bring in Airedales to foster, Hunter would willingly accept the 3rd position: Dudley is Alpha, Foster dog is 2nd, and "Oh, I'm okay, I'll just hang back here and you guys go ahead," Hunter.
After Dudley died, Hunter was lost. Where was his best friend and idol? Though we were not in a hurry to get another Airedale, when we learned about Boone in South Carolina, he spoke to our hearts. He had been left in a backyard pen by a family who moved out of their foreclosed home. A neighbor was feeding him and advertised him on Craigslist. One of our alert volunteers saw the post and rescued Boone. He was HW positive and skin and bones at 64 pounds when we got him in August 2010. He didn't seem connected to the name Boone at all, so a new name was in order. One of our favorite fosters from years before had been a youngster named Vinnie, so Boone became Vincenzo, Vinnie. Vinnie thrived with us and steadily gained weight to top out at about 90-95 pounds. He was tall and all muscle. He and Hunter became best friends. Though Hunter deferred to Vinnie in many instances, they played and romped as equals. We’d had him nearly 4 years when one morning he just wasn’t himself. He didn’t greet me at the bottom of the stairs when I got up in the morning. He didn’t want his food. We were at the vet’s office when they opened and after an exam, x-rays, and an ultrasound, were told he had a mass on his spleen and needed an emergency splenectomy. The diagnosis that came a few days later was devastating: hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive cancer. We chose to go with chemotherapy to give him more time and he was with us for 6 more months. He died in July 2014.
Again, Hunter was without a best friend, but we decided to let him live out his life (he was about 15 by our guesstimate) as the Alpha dog. The old boy whose nickname at Dogs Rule Daycare was The Warrior, died peacefully at home in October of 2014. When the heart is broken, you think there will never be anything to make it whole. Instead, what you find is that your heart accommodates what you bring to it.
Now we have Hawkeye, born November 26, 2015. We got him as a pup at 6 weeks from someone who bought him from a breeder at 5 weeks(!), but decided after 1 week she couldn’t keep him. We figured he’d end up in rescue if we didn’t get him, so we bought him and brought him home.
This is a long-winded way of explaining why my husband and I love Airedales and why we are committed to helping them find their homes through Airedale Rescue Group.
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I live in a somewhat rauel area. around Columbia SC. I have an 8 yr old Airedale so I am acquainted with the breed.Have been looking for another for some time. My name is Gary Garner Phone 803 873 1696

Hi, Gary. Thank you for contacting us. To be considered for adopting one of our Airedales, please fill out an application her on our site under Adopt. Once we receive your application, one of our volunteers will contact you for a telephone interview, which will be followed with a home visit. If you are approved to adopt, we will then try to match you with an Airedale that will fit your lifestyle. We look forward to receiving your application. Please be mindful that we are all volunteers, so please be patient with us.

Hi, Lori. Thanks for your inquiry into one of our Airedales. We rescue and place Airedales only in the following states: NC, SC, TN, GA, and AL. There are two groups that cover Kansas: SOAR and ATRA. Here are the contacts there:
Kansas State Priscilla Lundblad priscillalundblad1@comcast.net SOAR Affiliate 303-910-1403
Kansas State Lisa Simon ers1@att.net SOAR 913-422-1470
Kansas state Stephanie Callahan sjcallahan@aire-rescue.com ATRA 763-780-4413

I just filled out an application for her! I Live in Marietta GA. So happy she is in good hands now. Lydia from rescuewelsh post about the transportation problem. Hope you found someone… let me know.
Thanks, Marcela Martinez

Hi, Sara. She is being treated by a vet in Nashville currently for a terrible skin condition – maybe just allergic dermatitis – and a couple of tumors to be removed after a course of antibiotics and antihistamines. So, we won’t know her health condition for a while. I have a potential volunteer to do your home visit and will be in touch about that soon. Thanks, Sara. Jackie

Hello, Mark. I sent this email this morning:
Good morning, Mark. We received your application on 09/24. Please be patient and one of our volunteers will contact you to go over your application to determine what kind of Airedale would best suit your family. Thank you.

Yes, Bobbie, Carly is available. If you are in our area, NC, SC, TN, GA, and AL, please fill out an application to be considered for adoption. It’s on our home page under “Adopt.” Thank you for asking. Jackie

Hi Jackie,
We filled out an application October 8th. Just wanted to check in that it was received. We are very eager to continue the process so we can welcome a new member to our family. We are in Spartanburg, SC and have met Andrew, Caleb and Coltrain. Andrea has kindly agreed to be our reference.

Hi Jackie,
Thank you for getting back to me. My older son in particular is so looking forward to getting a family pet. He’ll be thrilled to hear that one of your folks will be giving us a call soon. Look forward to working with you organization.

Hi, Lynda. I’m sorry to hear that you’ve recently lost your Airedale. It is so hard when one of our beloved friends crosses over. Carly has not been adopted yet though she does have people interested. If you are in our region, NC, SC, TN, GA, or AL, please fill out an application on this site under “Adopt” and submit it and one of our volunteers will contact you. After a telephone interview, we then will require a home visit. All of this is necessary before you can be approved to adopt. We look forward to receiving your application.

Our 15 year old female diabetic rat terrier(Daisy) just passed away. We still have a 13 old rat terrier(Bo) who misses Daisy very much. My husband has always wanted an Airedale. We were interested in Carley but think she has already been adopted. We live west of Knoxville, TN. Please help use find a female Airedale to come to our home and help Bo not be so lonely.

Hi, Karen. I’m sorry your rat terrier had to say goodbye. It’s so hard. To be considered for adoption, please fill out an application on this site (Adopt), and one of our volunteers will contact you. Thank you for contacting us.